125 Volunteers Needed to Plant 250 trees

The Savannah Tree Foundation is partnering with Chatham County and the Georgia Forestry Commission to plant 250 trees in the Westlake community on Saturday, February 13th starting at 9:00 a.m. Approximately 125 volunteers are needed to help plant trees at this family- friendly event suitable for people of all ages. Refreshments, tools and community service hours are provided.

The Westlake site was previously purchased by Chatham County using FEMA funds to buy flood-prone residential properties.

Donate Your Empty Inkjet & Toner Cartridges

Ink World USA is collecting empty or expired brand name ink cartridges to help the “Computers For Kids” charity. Contact Ink World USA to see how to start a recycling program in your company or organization.

Ink World USA is currently picking up Empty Inkjet & Toner Cartridges at locations throughout the upstate, and will donate $1 for each cartridge picked up to the Computer For Kids group. Computer For Kids helps underprivileged kids to learn computer skills that will help them for years to come.

The Palmetto State Clean Fuels Coalition was recently part of a successful bi-state ef- fort to secure $12.9 million dollars in federal stimulus funding to support clean vehicles, fuels and infrastructure across the Carolinas.

The next-generation wind turbines and drive trains will be tested by the Clemson University Restoration Institute in a move that is expected to create hundreds of jobs and place one of the most important sites for wind energy research and development in South Carolina.

The Clemson University Restoration Institute and its partners have received a $45 million grant from the U.S.

The drought is officially over for all South Carolina counties after the State agency members of the S.C. Drought Response Committee removed the incipient declaration for 9 counties on Wednesday, December 9, 2009. Much of the state including the counties that were still in drought received 150% to 300% of normal rainfall over the past 30 to 60 days. According to Hope Mizzell, S.C. State Climatologist, the wet pattern this fall (September – November) was just what was needed to saturate the ground and jump start refilling and recharging our lakes and groundwater.

SACE Embarks for Copenhagen Climate Change Talks Amid Fears of Sea Rise

Knoxville, Tn. – An executive team from the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy http://www.cleanenergy.org will head to Copenhagen at the end of this week to participate in the UN Climate Change talks from a uniquely Southeastern US energy and regional adaptation perspective.

In November of 2008, more than 100 volunteers showed up to help Savannah Tree Foundation plant 200 canopy trees at the Pooler Recreation Complex located off Pooler Parkway.  The trees will help to provide shade for recreational users at the city’s municipal park for years to come. 

New and previous volunteers who helped plant these trees last year are invited to come see how their trees are progressing and to help prune, much and maintain the young trees!  Partners for the past tree planting included Melaver, Inc., the City of Pooler’s City Council, Public Works Department and Recreati